Secret Shop

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Some NPCs have secret shops in which they sell special items to their closest friends. To access the shop, usually you must give them a number of their favoritegift(s)(by dragging and dropping the item onto them) until they consider you a friend (i.e., raised their intimacy with you), at which point you simply open up the NPC's normal shop and the new items will have been added to it.

You can drastically reduce the number of gifts by asking the NPC about Personal Story and Near By Rumors after each gift.

At certain point, only giving gifts will no longer raise friendly level. You will have to use the method above to gain access to secret shop.

Alternatively if you have progressed further into the game and acquired many keywords you can discuss all the keywords with an NPC without ever having to give them gold or gifts, and the NPC will not become irritated with you. However you need a majority of the game's keywords to do this method so it isn't very helpful for newer players.

You must stay friends with the NPC in order to continue accessing the secret shop.

Some NPCs have secret shops only available to players they especially like. These shops often contain skill books and other items that you cannot get anywhere else in the game, bringing dislikable players' skill progression to a screeching halt. Also, if you discuss nearby rumors with them then NPCs that like you will often let you know when a nearby field boss may appear.

When an NPC is highly fond of a given player, the secret shop may appear as a new shop tab or new items may appear in an existing shop tab. If a new shop tab appears then it will always be the last one to the far right, so you may need to scroll to the right for NPCs with larger shops. NPCs quickly forget players, so make sure you have money for the item you want before you try getting into a secret shop.

Also note that skill books are not directly tradeable nor mailable, but they can be transferred via bank sharing.

The following books cannot be traded or mailed. This is not a complete list, so please add to it if you have tested.

Start a conversation about personal information and nearby rumors. Use both of these.

IMPORTANT! When you start a conversation with an NPC, their general attitude towards you is indicated in parentheses after they greet you. At first, they will say something like, "NPC is paying attention to me", "NPC is looking at me" or something like that. Pay attention to these indications. They will tell you when to adjust your behavior so that you impress the NPC more effectively.

Start the pattern of giving one gift and then speaking to the NPC about private information and rumors.

You can access Aeira's Secret Shop after gifting 2 Likeability potions and talking to her using private story and rumors keywords.

You can access Lucas's Secret Shop after gifting 5 Likeability potions and talking to him using private story and rumors keywords.

You can access Stewart's Secret Shop after gifting 5 Likeability potions and talking to him using private story and rumors keywords.

You can access Agnes's Secret Shop after gifting 7 Likeability potions and talking to her using private story and rumors keywords.

Buying items from an NPC and doing part-time jobs can increase your likeability as well.

When the NPC's attitude towards you says, "NPC is giving me a very friendly vibe," you are almost there. Some NPCs, like Nora, will begin telling you much more personal things during private conversations and their facial expression will change. These also serve as an indication that you're on the right track.

Finally, some NPCs are easier to crack than others. For one user utilizing the above method, it took about 16 gifts to get Nora's shop. Agnes required about 30 gifts. Nele took 28 gifts. Stewart's shop opened with 19 gifts. Note that these are examples and not fixed numbers of the actual gifts required by any of the NPCs mentioned. The actual numbers required will vary; even the same NPC may require more or less gifts if a player needs to gain their friendship again (it slowly decreases unless they are given gifts each in-game day or their part-time jobs are successfully completed on a daily basis).